Language change among the Jukkasjärvi Sami

• Published in: Nordiques
• Main Author: Svonni, Mikael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Association Norden 2022
• Subjects: sami; Jukkasjärvi; Suède; dialecte; linguistique; langage; Sweden; dialect; language; linguistic; lang; litt; Kautokeino; Torneträsk; Nord de la Suède; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/nordiques/4654

Jukkasjärvi Sami is spoken north and south of the lake Duortnus (Swe. Torneträsk) in northern Sweden. The dialect has many phonological and morphological features common to the dialect of Kautokeino (Guovdageaidnu) and it has been considered as a North Sami dialect. However, place names, especially...